Instructional shake table for demonstrations in structural dynamics

Instructional Shake tables are an effective pedagogical tool for use in class room and lab, for teaching structural dynamics at advanced undergraduate and graduate level. A detailed study is carried out for a miniature shake table, currently used by the University Consortium of Instructional Shake Tables. A detailed description of the apparatus is given, followed by the system operation. Experiments that simulate different earthquakes are run, and response of a two degree of freedom structure model is noted. Issues regarding interpretation of the response are discussed. Finally an application of the apparatus is demonstrated by use of wavelets for extracting vibration modes of the structure and their damping.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Baig, Muhammed Ali Ifran, 1976-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Eduardo Kausel.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42828

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/42828